Definition of "gauntleted"

It was brought to General Lee as he sat on his horse near the Chancellorsville House, and, unable to open it with his gauntleted hands, he passed it to me with directions to read it to him.

1876, John Esten Cooke, A Life of Gen. Robert E. Lee‎

One of the Duke's gauntleted hunting-gloves lay on the floor; she stooped and lifted it and put it to her lips.

1906, Marie Hay, A German Pompadour‎

Jess, who loved a romance, clasped her gauntleted hands.

1912, Margaret Burnham, The Girl Aviators' Motor Butterfly‎

The opportunity was also taken to remove one of the few examples of gauntleted tracks in this country, interlacing the down fast and slow lines over the bridge.

1960 November, “Talking of Trains: Selby swing bridge”, in Trains Illustrated, page 647

The narrow gauge is gauntleted with the up main line through a tunnel beneath the town and then turns away to its separate station.

1961 November, H. G. Ellison, P. G. Barlow, “Journey through France: Part One”, in Trains Illustrated, page 668